Two men have been arrested following a string of alleged incidents and a pursuit in Melbourne’s south east this morning.
Police received information that the car allegedly stolen from a Cranbourne address earlier in the morning was in the Cranbourne North area and was soon spotted by police in Lesdon Avenue.
An attempted was made to intercept the vehicle before a brief low-speed pursuit was initiated about 8am.
The vehicle stopped on Endeavour Drive where an 18-year-old Cranbourne man and a 19-year-old Hampton Park man were arrested at the scene.
Detectives from Southern Metro Crime Team are now questioning/ the men in relation to a number of other incidents throughout the morning including:
• A theft of motor vehicle in Valencia Circuit, Cranbourne at midnight.
• A theft and assault at a business on Thompsons Road, Patterson Lakes at about 3:50 a.m.
• An aggravated burglary in Governor Arthur Drive, Patterson Lakes about 4am.
• An attempted aggravated burglary in Moxham Drive, Clyde North at about 5:20 a.m.
• An aggravated burglary in Reflections Boulevard, Clyde North about 6.20am.
Both remain in custody assisting police with their enquiries nad the investigation is ongoing.
